The honorary doctorate was conferred on Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn in
the presence of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG,
Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, during celebrations marking the tenth
anniversary of the TUM School of Management.

Technische Universität München awarded the honorary doctorate in
recognition of the Volkswagen Group’s development and strategic
alignment under Winterkorn’s leadership, paying special tribute to
the innovation- and technology-driven focus. President Herrmann commented:
‘This outstanding economic and technical achievement on the part of
Martin Winterkorn is particularly noteworthy at the interface between
technology and management.’

Winterkorn said: ‘Technische Universität München is one of the top
universities in Germany and on the international stage. One reason for that
is the open and intense cooperation between academia and industry. For that
reason, this title is a great honour both for Volkswagen and for me
personally.’

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